Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3659 Primary Sponsor:Chamblee Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Volunteer firefighters Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:19930413 Computer Document Number:NO5/8922BD.93 Introduced Date:19930308 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930413 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Chamblee Townsend Cooper Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3659 House 19930413 Tabled in Committee 25
3659 House 19930308 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR EMERGENCY CARE AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT, SO AS TO EXEMPT UNPAID VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FROM LIABILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 15-1-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 15-1-310. Any A person including, but not limited to, an unpaid volunteer firefighter of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department, who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency to the a victim thereof, shall is not be liable for any civil damages for any personal injury as a result of any an act or omission by such the person in rendering the emergency care or as a result of any an act or a failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured person, except. This section does not apply to acts or omissions amounting to gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.